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No. 365,421. Patented June 28, 18 87.

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WILLIAM O. WISE AND JOSEPH O. V- WISE, OF OANFIELD, COLORADO.

CHUTE.

- SPECIFICATION -forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,421, dated June28, 1887.

Application ma April1,1887. Serial No. 233,275. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

.Be' it known that we, WILLIAM O. WISE and J OSEPH O. V. Wrsn, bothcitizens of the United States, residing at Oanfield, in the county ofBoulder and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and usefulImprovefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact descrip-tion of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

Our invention relates to switches for coalchutes; and the objects of ourinvention are, first, to provide a switch to combine with coalehutes forloading railroad=cars, which switch will break the force of the coalsliding down the chute and cause it to be delivered at right angles tothe chute on either side; second, to provide a delivery-switch forordinary coalchutes, which switch will turn the course of falling coal,so as to prevent the usual wear on the sides and doors of cars; third,'to provide a switch for coal-chutes which will deliver the coal in sucha manner that it will lessen the labor of stowing the cargo and reducethe cost of shipping. We attain these objects by the mechanismillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is asideview of the device. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is asectional view of a portion of the switch and chute on the line as w ofFig. 2.

Similar letters refer to similar'parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings, a represents a coal-chute. 1) represents the switch. 1)represents the bottom of the switch; I) and b the sides of the same. 0 cc 0 represent hooks fastened to the switch. :2 represents. eye-strapsattached to the chute. e represents a 'rod held in position by theeye-straps. f represents a hook on the switch. 9 represents a staple inthe side of the chute.

The chute is of ordinary construction, being a bottom with two sidesattached to it and made of any suitable material. The switch is formedas shown in the drawings, and has a bottom and sides corresponding insize with those of the chute. The hooks c are thin plates of strap-ironbolted or riveted to the bottom of the switch at each end on its upperside and extend a short distance beyond the 5 end of the switch. Theseprojecting ends of the hooks are then-turned down at right angles withthe bottom of the switch, and two or more of these hooks should be usedon each end of the switch. The eye straps d are formed, as shown,with aneye in one end, and are securely bolted to the under surface of thebottom of the chute, near the outer sides. The rod 6 is a piece of roundiron of sufficient length to extend across the chute from side to sideand slightly beyond the eye-straps. The hookfis pivoted to the side 11of the switch, at any convenient place where it will engage with thestaple g, which is held in the side of the chute near its top.

In setting the switch for operation the rod 6 is placed in the eyes ofthe eye-straps d. The hooks c on one end of the switch are passed downover the rod'and the hookf fastened in the staple g,- and should it bedesired that the switch deliver the coal passing through it in theopposite direction, it is only necessary to Having now fully explainedour invention,

what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is'

The switch 1), consisting of the bottom I), with the hooks 0 attached toits ends, and sides I) and b, in combination with the chute a,having abottom and sides corresponding with those of the switch and providedwith eye- 'straps d and rod e, all substantially as described and setforth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM O. WISE.

JOSEPH O. V. WISE. Witnesses:

B. F. HERSHEY, WILLIAM ANGOVE.

